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We evaluated the performance and clinical utility of the Roche cobas eplex blood culture identification fungal pathogen panel (BCID-FP). Although used in fewer than 1% of patients with blood cultures drawn, BCID-FP identified fungal pathogens in more than 96% of tested samples within 72\u2005hours. Over a 3-year period, BCID-FP demonstrated a positive percent agreement (PPA) of 91.7% compared to culture (n = 327). PPA was 100% for Candida auris, Candida kefyr, Candida krusei, Candida tropicalis, Candida parapsilosis, and Candida neoformans; slightly lower for Candida albicans (90.3%) and Candida glabrata (91.1%); and lowest for Candida lusitaniae (55.6%) and Fusarium spp. (0%). To assess clinical impact, we compared patient records from preimplementation (results withheld from providers; n = 31) and postimplementation (results released; n = 68). Compared to the T2Dx Candida panel, BCID-FP showed superior accuracy (PPA 98.0% vs 61.7%). 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